Mastering Ratios: Solving and Interpreting Ratio Problems

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 1:2

• 2:3

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 5:3

• 4:3

• 3:2

• 2:1

A fruit basket has 5 apples and 10 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 1:2

• 2:5

• 3:5

• 1:3

Sarah has 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 1:2

• 3:4

• 2:3

• 4:6

A toy store has 15 dolls and 10 action figures. What is the ratio of dolls to action figures?

• 3:2

• 5:4

• 2:1

• 4:3

In a garden, there are 3 rose bushes for every 2 tulip plants. What is the ratio of rose bushes to tulip plants?

• 4:3

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 1:1

A box contains 8 green balls and 4 yellow balls. What is the ratio of green balls to yellow balls?

• 3:1

• 1:2

• 4:1

• 2:1

In a library, there are 20 fiction books and 15 non-fiction books. What is the ratio of fiction to non-fiction books?

• 5:2

• 3:2

• 2:1

• 4:3

A pizza is cut into 8 slices, and 3 slices have pepperoni. What is the ratio of pepperoni slices to total slices?

• 3:8

• 4:8

• 1:8

• 3:5

In a pet shop, there are 5 cats and 10 dogs. What is the ratio of cats to dogs?

• 2:5

• 1:2

• 3:5

• 1:3